David G.

I meant to send out a special thanks to Paul Gardner who was nice enough to send me a replacement steering wheel for this model when mine went missing. I couldn't have finished this without you Paul. Thanks. By the way, I was cleaning up my paint area after I finished finished the build and something caught my eye. I looked down and on the floor in front of my right foot. Laying there, as if placed intentionally for my discovery, was this- The only thing I can imagine is that somehow it became stuck to the tarp that I cover my paint bench with. The same tarp that I removed and replaced at least ten times during the building of this kit. Then when everything is done and I'm cleaning up for the final time on this project... Bing! Like magic it appears. Gotta Love it! Thanks again Paul, David G.

Excellent progress John. I did something similar with the tail lights on the version I built a couple of years ago. Seeing your work reminded me that I never really posted it to the forum so this morning I created a build progress and a finished project topic for it. You'll see that it's not nearly as detailed as yours, but I think it still turned out OK. It's not my intent to steal your topic, so let me know and I'll delete this post if you wish. Thanks, David G.

I built this one a while back and realized the other day that I never posted a build progress for it. AMT's 1978 Dodge Monaco was, I believe, first issued as Sheriff Roscoe's Patrol Car inspired by the Dukes of Hazzard TV series. Since then, it has been released a number of different times in different liveries. This version is a representation of a Gotham City Police Cruiser\Joker's Goon Car from the 1989 Batman Movie. I don't recall that there were any 1978 Dodge Monaco's used in the movie as either Goon Cars or Police Cruisers, but it's been a few years since I've seen the movie. Besides, it's representation and it's the concept that counts. In my opinion, those fender gaps are just unacceptable. I cut and added some sheet styrene scraps to fill in the gaps. Not a perfect solution, but it will help. This kit came with five or six different weapons, two or three radios, and a gun rack, but no turn signal switch or gear selector on the steering column. Using two different gauges of wire and some bits of plastic, I made my own. Needed is a bit light clean-up where some of the black paint bled under the masking. After that, it's time to polish the paint, add some BMF and detail items, then plan the final assembly. Yup, it looks like a cop car. More photos of the finished project are in the Under Glass section. Thanks for looking and as always, please feel free to comment. David G.

AMT's 1978 Dodge Monaco was, I believe, first issued as Sheriff Roscoe's Patrol Car inspired by the Dukes of Hazzard TV series. Since then, it has been released a number of different times in different liveries. This version is a representation of a Gotham City Police Cruiser\Joker's Goon Car from the 1989 Batman Movie. I don't recall that there were any 1978 Dodge Monaco's used in the movie as either Goon Cars or Police Cruisers, but it's been a few years since I've seen the movie. Besides, it's representation and it's the concept that counts. The tail lights were cast in transparent red, but the real cars had amber and white lenses in theirs. To achieve this effect, I covered the red lenses with Bare Metal Foil and painted them with red, amber and white. Front View... those tires are waaay too wide! I had to make some minor modifications to get them to fit under the fenders. I know that the side view mirrors are not correct for this car, but they're the ones that came in the kit. Cover Shot! For those who are interested, the build progress is in the On The Workbench section. As always, thanks for looking and please feel free to comment. David G.

I just bought a resin kit from Jimmy Flintstone at a reasonable price and I already have the 69 Nova donor kit. All I need now is the GM 250 L-6. David G.

Amazing work! David G.

Thanks, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. David G.

Looks good! I actually had one of these in 1980- it was my first car. As you can imagine, I've been looking for one to build for years. David G.

Love the interior detail! David G.

That came out really nice. It's good seeing stock builds. David G.

I found this one at the Desert Scale Classic in Phoenix last year. It had the punch-outs for the rear quarter fuel dump, hood scoop and roll cage so I think it was designed to accommodate both styles. It actually built-up to be a pretty nice model when done. Thanks, David G.

Thank you Dann. David G.

Wow, thanks for the clarification. David G.

Thanks Peter. BTW, if the New Zealander is looking for Old Zealand, he's nearly there; it's farther north near Denmark. David G.

Thanks Craig, I do tend to like the unusual ones. Thanks Carl, I'm glad you like it. Thank you Chris. David G.

Thanks David, it was a challenge but I think I kicked it. Thanks Donald Thanks Bruce. When researching this build, I did find a number of them on line that looked to have been originally painted in a dark red. The shade of red I picked for this one did not turn out as dark as I had planned. I think it does too, thanks Mike. Thank you Matija. David G.

Whatever you want to call it, it looks great! David G.

Thanks Marty. Thank you Erik. Yup, gotta love Phoenix in January. Thank you Dave. There do seem to be a lot of people on this forum from AZ. Thanks Jim, and it's.... SHINY! David G.

Impressive detail for a less than impressive kit. Most impressive! David G.

Thanks Dan. Thank You Wayne I agree Steve. Hot rods are nice, but I like stock every bit as much and maybe just a little more. Thanks Charlie, it was a bit tricky but I'm pretty happy with the way they came out. Thanks Tulio, it's nice to have those efforts recognized. Thanks Bo. I wanted to build a streamliner and I was deciding between this one and Revell's 1948 Ford Police Coupe and I wanted an relatively easy "knock together" kit. I was a little surprised by the way AMT chose to engineer the front panel assembly. Had I known, I probably would have chosen the Ford. I believe I'll pick up one eventually, but I would have grabbed it first that day. Thanks again! David G.

Finished this one up. It now in the Under Glass section. Thanks for following! David G.

My first build of 2017. The biggest hurdle with this kit was blending in the front panel insert. I think it came out pretty good. License Plates and Mirrors! I'm very pleased with the paint and foil work on this one. The ride height may be a little high, but it's not too bad. The original third brake light! This was a fun kit to build and it makes a good looking model when it's finished. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Very clever, thanks for sharing this. David G.

Nicely done, excellent photos, love the mud splatters! David G.

Beautifully done! David G.